April 27, 2021 THE importance of planetary health has never been more evident than today. Global and national actions are currently working on addressing the Covid-19 pandemic and the climate crisis, both of which are traced to environmental neglect by human activities. Consequently, nature-based solutions (NBS) are at the forefront of the upcoming 2021 UN climate conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland. With less than a decade to go to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial temperatures, countries are already discussing on how to raise their ambition while pursuing national sustainable development. For the Philippines, one of the most vulnerable nations to the climate crisis, its wealth of biodiversity and natural resources present tremendous potential for enhancing national and local resilience to its numerous impacts. This is why nature-based solutions must be placed as a center of its strategies for the upcoming climate negotiations and at the domestic level.